pimanthrene

noun

pim·​an·​threne

pə̇ˈmanˌthrēn

plural -s

: a crystalline aromatic tricyclic hydrocarbon (CH₃)₂C₁₄H₈ obtained by dehydrogenation of various bicyclic or tricyclic diterpenes and by synthesis; 1,7-dimethyl-phenanthrene

Word History

Etymology

pimaric (in pimaric acid) + -anthrene

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